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In China, the central bank has said that it will offer up a three-year development plan for the domestic FinTech sector. The reports state that the FinTech firms in that country “should take the approach of [Chinese president] Xi Jinping’s socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era as the guide.”
s exit from the bloc next year, the EU’s executive is set to propose a draft law aimed at boosting the FinTech market throughout the region. The proposed law would bypass the mixture of regulatory approaches FinTech firms currently have to deal with, as well as review how firms handle cybersecurity and cyber threats.
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and Europe, where open banking and digital banking have gained traction, we are making progress in the region,” said Evans Munyuki, chief digital officer for Dubai FI Emirates NBD. The presence and curation of FinTechs is growing … and we are leveraging the technologies offered by FinTech players to enhance customer experience.
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